Proverbs 13:25
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“A righteous man eats to his heart’s content, but the stomach of the wicked is empty.”
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“A righteous man eats to his heart’s content, but the stomach of the wicked is empty.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.”
King James Version · Public Domain“The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul; But the belly of the wicked shall want.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“The righteous is eating to the satiety of his soul, And the belly of the wicked lacketh!”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 13:25 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 28:48you will serve your enemies the LORD will send against you in famine, thirst, nakedness, and destitution. He will place an iron yoke on your neck until He has destroyed you.
- Deuteronomy 32:24They will be wasted from hunger and ravaged by pestilence and bitter plague; I will send the fangs of wild beasts against them, with the venom of vipers that slither in the dust.
- Psalms 34:10Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.
- Psalms 37:3Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
- Psalms 37:16Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked.
- Psalms 37:18The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will last forever.
- Proverbs 6:11and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.
- Proverbs 10:3The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but He denies the craving of the wicked.
- Proverbs 24:34and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.
- Isaiah 65:13Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “My servants will eat, but you will go hungry; My servants will drink, but you will go thirsty; My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:10For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.”
- 1 Timothy 4:8For physical exercise is of limited value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for the present life and for the one to come.
- Hebrews 13:5Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
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